Suddenly, existing text strings are showing the contact number (not for all text messages), and not the contact name, on my iPhone 6. If I look for the person in my contacts, they are not listed. If I use their name to start a text discussion, their name and number show in the 'search' like if they were in the contacts.
IOS – Some text messages showing phone number not contact name
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Best Answer
I've seen this happen to me before. To fix it for myself I've had to disable
iCloud Contactsand then enable them.Although, it might be best to restart your device before disabling and then reenabling your iCloud contacts?
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